Weather report issued by The Marine Meteorological Center Split on 08.04.2020 at 06


Warning
LOCAL GUSTS OF NE WINDS 35-40, IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL AND IN THE EXTREME SOUTH OF THE ADRIATIC UP TO 55 KNOTS, EASING AROUND MIDDAY, EXCEPT IN THE VELEBIT CHANNEL, WHERE GUSTS OF NE WINDS WILL REMAIN UP TO 40 KNOTS.
Synopsis
The ridge of high pressure is extending from the northeast toward the Adriatic.
Weather forecast for the Adriatic for the first 12 hours
NE winds 6-16, in places up to 20, in the Velebit Channel and in the extreme south of the Adriatic up to 28, turning briefly around midday and in the afternoon to SW and NW 6-16, in the extreme south up to 20, only in the Velebit Channel NE winds will still reach up to 20 knots. Sea 2-3, in the Velebit Channel and in the extreme south of the Adriatic up to 4. Visibility 10-20 km. Mostly clear.
Weather forecast for the next 12 hours
Light to moderate, in the extreme south of the Adriatic up to fresh NW, turning along the coast during the night to light to moderate, in the Velebit Channel up to fresh, NE winds. Sea smooth or slight. Mostly clear.
PMC - Split

Douglas scale
State of the sea Description Waves average height (m)
0 calm (glassy) 0
1 calm (rippled) 0 - 0.1
2 smooth 0.1 - 0.5
3 slight 0.5 - 1.2
4 moderate 1.25 - 2.5
5 rough 2.5 - 4
6 very rough 4 - 6
7 high 6 - 9
8 very high 9 - 14
9 phenomenal > 14

Beaufort scale
Wind speed Waves height
km/h m/s kt mph m ft
0 Bf calm < 1 0 - 0.2 < 1 < 1 - -
1 Bf light air 1 - 5 0.3 - 1.5 1 - 3 1-3 0.1 (0.1) 0.25 (0.25)
2 Bf light breeze 6 - 11 1.6 - 3.3 4 - 6 4 - 7 0.2 (0.3) 0.5 (1)
3 Bf gentle breeze 12 - 19 3.4 - 5.4 7 - 10 8 - 12 0.6 (1) 2 (3)
4 Bf moderate breeze 20 - 28 5.5 - 7.9 11 - 16 13 - 18 1 (1.5) 3.5 (5)
5 Bf fresh breeze 29 - 38 8.0 - 10.7 17 - 21 19 - 24 2 (2.5) 6 (8.5)
6 Bf strong breeze 39 - 49 10.8 - 13.8 22 - 27 25 - 31 3 (4) 9.5 (13)
7 Bf near gale 50 - 61 13.9 - 17.1 28 - 33 32 - 38 4 (5.5) 13.5 (19)
8 Bf gale 62 - 74 17.2 - 20.7 34 - 40 39 - 46 5.5 (7.5) 18 (25)
9 Bf strong gale 75 - 88 20.8 - 24.4 41 - 47 47 - 54 7 (10) 23 (32)
10 Bf storm 89 - 102 24.5 - 28.4 48 - 55 55 - 63 9 (12.5) 29 (41)
11 Bf violent storm 103 - 117 28.5 - 32.6 56 - 63 64 - 72 11.5 (16) 37 (52)
12 Bf hurricane >= 118 >= 32.7 >= 64 >= 73 14 (-) 45 (-)

Adriatic sub-basins